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Well finished *power* cleaning most of the apartment for mother's arrival/visit this Thurs through next Wed. Also spent a little time preparing for informational interview with an Asst. HR. Director tomorrow - hoping this will lead to more networking contacts and (fingers crossed) a job.
Have some posts that are available to the public now at www.teaattheford.com. Go read them if you wish. Macha also has a lovely review of 5.15 up.
Also two more fan-fiction sites requested my essays, which made me oddly happy tonight. I think I have essays on assorted fan sites regarding just about every character or relationship I've written on. Was very flattered. It's nice to know, somehow, that people enjoy my work - particularly at this point in my life where I wonder what the heck I'm doing here and if there's a point. It's a small thing. I know. But it makes me smile.
Speaking of the whole metaphysical thing, ie. what the heck I'm doing here, I was half-watching a rerun of The Simpsons the other day, the episode where Bart is worried he's lost his soul. Lisa, his sister, says a wonderful line towards the end of the episode:"You know, Bart, there are a few philosophers out there who believe we aren't born with souls, but we earn them over time...as you did with your prayers, your suffering, your attempts to help others. I'm proud of you Bart." This being the Simpsons, Bart ignores her and decides to eat the piece of paper he thinks is his soul and reverts to the old Bart.
Even with the undercut - I think I like this notion...the idea of earning your soul, learning the difference between right and wrong through experience as opposed to the view that we are born with it - something I don't believe is true and have seen plenty of evidence to the contrary.
Have some posts that are available to the public now at www.teaattheford.com. Go read them if you wish. Macha also has a lovely review of 5.15 up.
Also two more fan-fiction sites requested my essays, which made me oddly happy tonight. I think I have essays on assorted fan sites regarding just about every character or relationship I've written on. Was very flattered. It's nice to know, somehow, that people enjoy my work - particularly at this point in my life where I wonder what the heck I'm doing here and if there's a point. It's a small thing. I know. But it makes me smile.
Speaking of the whole metaphysical thing, ie. what the heck I'm doing here, I was half-watching a rerun of The Simpsons the other day, the episode where Bart is worried he's lost his soul. Lisa, his sister, says a wonderful line towards the end of the episode:"You know, Bart, there are a few philosophers out there who believe we aren't born with souls, but we earn them over time...as you did with your prayers, your suffering, your attempts to help others. I'm proud of you Bart." This being the Simpsons, Bart ignores her and decides to eat the piece of paper he thinks is his soul and reverts to the old Bart.
Even with the undercut - I think I like this notion...the idea of earning your soul, learning the difference between right and wrong through experience as opposed to the view that we are born with it - something I don't believe is true and have seen plenty of evidence to the contrary.
